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Fresh Potato Sales: July – Sept. 2022

Date: 2022

Topic: Retail Sales

Objective:

Summary of fresh potato sales from Fiscal Year 2023 - Quarter 1 (July 1 - Sept. 30, 2022).

Highlights:

      • Fresh potato dollar sales were up for all types, except fingerling and purple, due to tight supply.
      • The biggest decrease in volume sales for the July-September 2022 timeframe were purple potatoes, fingerlings, and white potatoes, down 38.5%, 14.9%, and 13.2%, respectively.
      • All pack sizes saw an increase in dollars, except packages greater than 10 pounds, which decreased 27.3%.
      • The pack sizes that grew the most were five-pound and 10-pound packs, increasing by 29.4% and 29.3%, respectively.
      • Volume sales of all pack sizes were down except for pack two- to four-pounds and five-pound bags.

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      Total Potato Sales: July – September 2023

      Objective:

      Potato retail dollar sales remained strong for the quarter from July-September 2023, up 9.5% from the same period a year ago. All categories of potatoes increased in dollar sales. Fresh volume sales remained stable compared to a year ago (-0.4%), led by increases in yellow (3.3%), red #2.8%), and fingerling potatoes (3.9%). Total potato volume sales slightly decreased (-1.7%) compared to a year ago.

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